presidential elections

Alabama

GOP secretary of state, Dem gubernatorial nominations set | #elections | #alabama

1 of 4 FILE – Rep. Wes Allen speaks during debate on transgender bills during the legislative session in the house chamber at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Ala., on Thursday April 7, 2022. The party nominations for five statewide office and one congressional seat are on the ballot in the primary runoff election in […]

Read More
Alaska

Sarah Palin Loses Alaska Special Election House Race to Democrat Mary Peltola | #alaska | #politics

ANCHORAGE, Alaska—Democrat Mary Peltola scored an upset victory in a special election for the state’s only U.S. House seat, frustrating the efforts of Republican former Gov. Sarah Palin to mount a political comeback. Ms. Palin, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, and Ms. Peltola, a former state legislator, were competing to fill the […]

Read More
Alabama

Conspiracies complicate voting machine debate in Louisiana | #elections | #alabama

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The need for Louisiana to replace its voting machines is not in dispute. They are badly outdated — deployed in 2006, the year after Hurricane Katrina struck — and do not produce paper ballots that are critical to ensuring election results are accurate. What to do about them is another […]

Read More
Alabama

Dixon wins Michigan GOP governor primary, to face Whitmer | #elections | #alabama

Businesswoman and conservative commentator Tudor Dixon won the Republican primary for Michigan governor on Tuesday, setting up a tough race against Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer as anger and division within the state GOP threaten the party’s efforts in the battleground state this fall. Dixon, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump last week, defeated […]

Read More
Alabama

Tudor Dixon wins Michigan GOP governor primary, to face Whitmer | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Businesswoman and conservative commentator Tudor Dixon won the Republican primary for Michigan governor on Tuesday, setting up a tough race against Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer as anger and division within the state GOP threaten the party’s efforts in the battleground state this fall. Dixon, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump last week, defeated four male […]

Read More
Alabama

Sen. Warnock cites ‘bipartisanship,’ avoids Biden in Georgia | #elections | #alabama

ATLANTA (AP) — Democrats in Georgia predict dire outcomes should Sen. Raphael Warnock lose to challenger Herschel Walker this fall and Republicans regain control of Capitol Hill. “They’re going to take away our democratic rights one after another,” longtime state lawmaker Nan Orrock warned partisans at a birthday party for the senator, who turned 53 […]

Read More
Alaska

Trump to rally for Palin, Dunleavy, Tshibaka in Alaska | #alaska | #politics

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Former President Donald Trump plans to attend a rally in Alaska next week for candidates he has endorsed in the state, including Sarah Palin, who is running for the Alaska’s only U.S. House seat. A statement from a Trump political action committee said the event will take place July 9 in […]

Read More
Alabama

Hawley, Cruz escape Jan. 6 probe, have no regrets over role | #elections | #alabama

WASHINGTON (AP) — The week before the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, Missouri’s Josh Hawley became the first Republican senator to announce he would object to the certification of the 2020 election. Texas’ Ted Cruz came next, dashing off his own plan on a flight from Houston to Washington days before the […]

Read More
Alabama

GOP Colorado governor hopeful puts election denier on ticket | #elections | #alabama

DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s Republican nominee for governor, Heidi Ganahl, on Monday selected as her running mate a Navy veteran who has claimed President Joe Biden was not legitimately elected president in 2020. Danny Moore lost a previous position due to his stance on the presidential election. His fellow commissioners on the state’s independent congressional […]

Read More
Alabama

No major problems with ballot drop boxes in 2020, AP finds | #elections | #alabama

ATLANTA (AP) — The expanded use of drop boxes for mailed ballots during the 2020 election did not lead to any widespread problems, according to an Associated Press survey of state election officials across the U.S. that revealed no cases of fraud, vandalism or theft that could have affected the results. The findings from both […]

Read More